Wind-shield cleaner.



I WIND SHIELD CLEANR. APPLICATION FILED AFR. I8. IQIT- www@ my 3, 1917.

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THOMS L. VAN GIESEN, OF-LECHBURG,AND DANIEL E. FOX, OF PITTSBURGH,

PENNSYLVANIA.

WIND-SHIELD CLEANER.

To all whom t may. concern United States, residing at -Leechburg and 5 Pittsburgh, respectively, in the counties vof Armstrong and Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in 'Wind-Shield Cleaners, of which the following is a specipanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in window cleaners and more 'particularly to a cleaner for wind shields on automobiles, andthe primary object of the-invention is to provide a simple and etlicient device of this character which is 10 fication, reference being had to the accomf removably applied to the wind shield when so constructing the devices as to utilize the suction member as a wiperor cleanervfor the glass.

Still another object resides in providing a device which issimple anddurable in construction, inexpensive to` manufacture. and `one which will be efficient and useful in op eration. With these and other objects in viewour invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangementA of parts, as will be hereinafter. referred to and more. particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying'drawing, forming a 'part' of this applicationv:-

Figure l isa perspectiveview of a wind shield showing a-device 'constructed in accordance with our invention and applied to use thereon; j

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device removed', and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal Vsection therethrough, parts being shown in elevation.

In describing the invention, we shall refer to the drawings in whichsirnilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which 1 designates a wind shield of the usual or such as any suction 4cup would be applied Specification o'f Letters latent. Platentd Illy 3, 191% Application'iled` April 18, 1917". Serial No..i63,060. i l

any preferred type, vthe/glass therein being designated as 2. Our invention contemplates the provision of a member which can be quickly and readily applied and removed when desired.

To this end we provide a cleaner compris ing a spring arin 3, which, as shown in the drawing, is constructed of wire, but which vmay be formed of any other desired material, the same having. portions adjacent its end bulged or convexednas shown at '-l to aid in the resiliency.v Secured to the endI of this arm by means of soldering, welding or any other methods, are the frames or bars 5 which carry the wipers 6,A these wip` ers being preferably rubber. Formed integral with or otherwise secured to the central portion of the arm 5 is a concavoconvex disk 7 to which is secured, by means of vulcanizing or otherwise, 'a rubber suction cup 8. The peripheral edges of this suction cup are beveled inwardly as shown at 9 and secured to the outer face of the disk 7 is a wire loop or the like 10 which projects' on each .side beyond the suction cup. Secured to the ends of the loop l10 are the flexible connections l1, such as chains or the like, the latter extending around the ends operated from the di'ivers seat.

Then it is desired to use this device, the same'is applied by forcing the suction cu against the outer face of the wind shiel Aof the wind shield` in any manner, tobe toainember, and the device will adhere thereto.. The complete device-may be drawn from one side to the other o f the wind shield by drawing upon the flexible connections 11, and in view of the dampness on` the glass 2, the device will readily slide thereover, the beveled edge 9 of the suction cup, preventing the int-urn of the edges of the cup. The wipers I6 will clean the glass and it willbe seen that the suction cup 8 will also forma wi Der. for the glass. Thus, the suction cup per orms a double function in acting as a retaining means and a cleaning means. The device may be allowed to remain on the windshield asV long as desired and readily removed by the driver when no further use is desired therefor.

Fromthe foregoing, it will be seen that we'have provided a simple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects of the invention,A and. while we have particularly described tlie elements best adapted to perform the functions setforth, 'it is obvious that various changes in the form, propmtion and m the minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departprising an arm, cleaning'members carried tliereby, and a suction member,l also carried by the arm to slidably retain` `the same to the member to be cleaned.

2. A cleaner of tlieyclass described,

ends thereof, a suction member carried by the arm intermediate of said wrpers and means for manually actuating said cleaner.

3. A cleaner of the class described, comprising a spring arm, wiping members carried at the ends thereof, a concavo, convexy com! prising a spring arm, wipers carried at the.

disk carried by the intermediate portion of said arm, a suction cup secured to sai'd disk disk carried by the arm intermediate of saidwiping members, a suction cup secured to said disk, andexible connections extending from said disk to afford actuating means for the cleaner.` l

In `testimony whereof, we herennto aiX our signatures in the presence of two lwit- IleSSeS.

' THOMAS L. VAN GIESEN. y DANIEL F. FOX. Witnesses for Thomas L. Van Giesen: C. L. '1MM`ERMAN,

O. C. NEBLY. A Witnessesfor DanielF. FOX: BEATRICE Frm GERALD, IRVIN W.`HAP1 E.. 

